diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c4daabec1..97ebe6555 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ Signing documents digitally is fast, easy and should be best practice for every
## Community and Next Steps 🎯
-The current project goal is to [release a production ready version](https://github.com/documenso/documenso/milestone/1) for self-hosting as soon as possible. If you want to help making that happen you can:
+We're currently working on a redesign of the application including a revamp of the codebase so Documenso can be more intuitive to use and robust to develop upon.
- Check out the first source code release in this repository and test it
- Tell us what you think in the current [Discussions](https://github.com/documenso/documenso/discussions)
@@ -137,23 +137,25 @@ Follow these steps to setup documenso on you local machine:
```sh
git clone https://github.com/documenso/documenso
```
-- Run npm i in root directory
-- Rename .env.example to .env
+- Run `npm i` in root directory
+- Rename `.env.example` to `.env`
- Set DATABASE_URL value in .env file
- You can use the provided test database url (may be wiped at any point)
- Or setup a local postgres sql instance (recommended)
-- Create the database scheme by running db-migrate:dev
+- Create the database scheme by running `db-migrate:dev`
- Setup your mail provider
- - Set SENDGRID_API_KEY value in .env file
+ - Set `SENDGRID_API_KEY` value in .env file
- You need a SendGrid account, which you can create [here](https://signup.sendgrid.com/).
- - Documenso uses [Nodemailer](https://nodemailer.com/about/) so you can easily use your own SMTP server by setting the SMTP\_\* variables in your .env
-- Run npm run dev root directory to start
+ - Documenso uses [Nodemailer](https://nodemailer.com/about/) so you can easily use your own SMTP server by setting the `SMTP
+ \_
+ * variables` in your .env
+- Run `npm run dev` root directory to start
- Register a new user at http://localhost:3000/signup
---
-- Optional: Seed the database using npm run db-seed to create a test user and document
-- Optional: Upload and sign apps/web/resources/example.pdf manually to test your setup
+- Optional: Seed the database using `npm run db-seed` to create a test user and document
+- Optional: Upload and sign `apps/web/resources/example.pdf` manually to test your setup
- Optional: Create your own signing certificate
- A demo certificate is provided in `/app/web/resources/certificate.p12`
@@ -161,7 +163,7 @@ Follow these steps to setup documenso on you local machine:
## Updating
-- If you pull the newest version from main, using git pull, it may be necessary to regenerate your database client
+- If you pull the newest version from main, using `git pull`, it may be necessary to regenerate your database client
- You can do this by running the generate command in `/packages/prisma`:
```sh
npx prisma generate
@@ -172,16 +174,22 @@ Follow these steps to setup documenso on you local machine:
For the digital signature of your documents you need a signing certificate in .p12 format (public and private key). You can buy one (not recommended for dev) or use the steps to create a self-signed one:
-1. Generate a private key using the OpenSSL command. You can run the following command to generate a 2048-bit RSA key:\
- openssl genrsa -out private.key 2048
+1. Generate a private key using the OpenSSL command. You can run the following command to generate a 2048-bit RSA key:
+
+ `openssl genrsa -out private.key 2048`
+
+2. Generate a self-signed certificate using the private key. You can run the following command to generate a self-signed certificate:
+
+ `openssl req -new -x509 -key private.key -out certificate.crt -days 365`
-2. Generate a self-signed certificate using the private key. You can run the following command to generate a self-signed certificate:\
- openssl req -new -x509 -key private.key -out certificate.crt -days 365 \
This will prompt you to enter some information, such as the Common Name (CN) for the certificate. Make sure you enter the correct information. The -days parameter sets the number of days for which the certificate is valid.
-3. Combine the private key and the self-signed certificate to create the p12 certificate. You can run the following command to do this: \
- openssl pkcs12 -export -out certificate.p12 -inkey private.key -in certificate.crt
+
+3. Combine the private key and the self-signed certificate to create the p12 certificate. You can run the following command to do this:
+
+ `openssl pkcs12 -export -out certificate.p12 -inkey private.key -in certificate.crt`
+
4. You will be prompted to enter a password for the p12 file. Choose a strong password and remember it, as you will need it to use the certificate (**can be empty for dev certificates**)
-5. Place the certificate /apps/web/resources/certificate.p12
+5. Place the certificate `/apps/web/resources/certificate.p12`
# Docker
@@ -195,10 +203,16 @@ Want to create a production ready docker image? Follow these steps:
# Deploying - Coming Soonâ„¢
- Docker support
-- One-Click-Deploy on Render.com Deploy
+- One-Click-Deploy on Render.com
# Troubleshooting
+## I'm not receiving any emails when using the developer quickstart
+
+When using the developer quickstart an [Inbucket](https://inbucket.org/) server will be spun up in a docker container that will store all outgoing email locally for you to view.
+
+The Web UI can be found at http://localhost:9000 while the SMTP port will be on localhost:2500.
+
## Support IPv6
In case you are deploying to a cluster that uses only IPv6. You can use a custom command to pass a parameter to the NextJS start command